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Atlanta's MASTODON have recorded a cover of METALLICA's "Orion" for Kerrang! magazine's forthcoming 20th anniversary tribute to METALLICA's "Master of Puppets" CD. A number of other top metal acts are expected to contribute to the compilation, including MACHINE HEAD, who have recorded a version of "Battery" for the occasion. MASTODON are currently working on the ...

Before you do anything, take a close look at the track listing above. If a lot of it looks familiar, you probably already own the out-of-print "Lifesblood" EP — and only you can decide if four more early tracks, for a total of 28 minutes of music, is worth shelling out full price for. But ...

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the songwriting process for the group's follow-up to 2004's "Leviathan", tentatively titled "Blood Mountain". The CD, which is expected to surface this summer, will be the band's first for new label Warner Bros. "We're thinking of 'Blood Mountain' as a metaphor for the mountain-climb we're ...

According to the new issue of Resound magazine (the free magazine/mail-order catalog of Relapse Records), MASTODON have set "Blood Mountain" as the tentative title of the follow-up to 2004's "Leviathan", due next summer via Warner Bros. "We want the whole thing to flow together as one big piece of music, where the end of one ...

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the group's upcoming Warner Bros. debut, tentatively due late summer 2006. "We want the whole thing to flow together as one big piece of music, where the end of one song links up with the beginning of the next one," he said. "We ...

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher recently spoke to Schwegweb.com about playing this year's Ozzfest and the band's recent signing with Warner Bros. Records. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Schwegweb.com: Are you getting pretty excited for this summer now that you're scheduled to appear on this year's Ozzfest? Bill Kelliher: "Yeah, man, ...

Atlanta quartet MASTODON recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's decision to jump from an indie to Warner Bros. Records. "It's a big step for a band like us that doesn't really have any radio hits or ... any plans to write any radio hits or anything like that," drummer Brann Dailor explained. "We ...